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New York Mets signed free agent Eric Gunderson on May 5, 1994.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Lagares on May 5, 2006.

New York Mets released Ben Johnson on May 5, 2008.

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Leiter Lights Way
Newsday, October 5, 1999
The Mets finished the 1999 season tied for the Wild Card with the Reds, forcing a do-or-die Game 163 for the right to advance to the playoffs. Al Leiter got the start, and flourished.
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Robin Ventura
Born: July 14, 1967
at Santa Maria, Cal.
Ventura
Years with Mets: 1999 - 2001

444 games. 77 hr, 265 rbi, 0.260
219 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1966 Game Results
04/19 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 0-2)
04/21 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Richardson (L, 0-1)
05/03 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 1-1)
05/04 Mets 8, Cardinals 0 Hamilton (W, 3-1)
06/13 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Shaw (W, 1-0)
06/13 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Hamilton (L, 4-7)
06/14 Cardinals 9, Mets 2 Rusteck (L, 1-1)
06/20 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Selma (L, 3-3)
06/21 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Shaw (W, 3-0)
06/22 Mets 2, Cardinals 0 Fisher (W, 5-6)
08/05 Cardinals 7, Mets 1 Shaw (L, 8-6)
08/06 Cardinals 10, Mets 8 Hamilton (L, 6-12)
08/07 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Arrigo (L, 3-3)
08/07 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Fisher (W, 8-11)
08/12 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Fisher (W, 9-11)
08/13 Cardinals 9, Mets 6 Friend (L, 4-3)
08/14 Mets 5, Cardinals 4 Ribant (W, 8-5)
08/14 Cardinals 4, Mets 3 Hamilton (L, 6-13)
1966 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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